Just yesterday I saw this http://m.voanews.com/1582953.html and it made my heart so glad. That picture of thousands of Russians standing up, not for Americans, but for orphans brought such a smile to my face. I am thrilled to see people being the voice to those who can’t speak up for themselves.

While Louie Giglio is in the news recently for a sermon he preached 15 years ago calling sin what it is, he is usually known for his stance against human trafficking and slavery. The Passion Conference took place in Atlanta at the beginning of this year to shed light on this horrific situation. These provide information about that:

And then you can go to this site http://enditmovement.com to learn more about what you can do to stop modern day slavery.

This article has a different spin to it, but was written to those who attended Passion 2013. In it the author quotes Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It is a subject I wrestled with in college. Why would I spend so much time and money getting an education when I can be starting a ministry or just be out in the world with hurting people? This article has a wonderful answer to that. It reminds me so much of C. S. Lewis’ “Learning in Wartime” essay, in which Lewis writes about the importance of staying in school even during such a time as war. If you are in school and have passions that you are ready to make a difference with, read this and know your education is not in vain: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2013/01/did-you-go-to-passion-2013-heres-what-fyodor-dostoyevsky-would-say-to-you/